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DBA

noun · phrase · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Initialism of database analyst.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

Initialism of database administrator.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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noun

Meaning 3

Initialism of daily benefit amount.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Initialism of dibenzylideneacetone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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noun

Meaning 5

Initialism of doctorate of business administration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: business

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noun

Meaning 6

An alias of a business entity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business

Examples

  • His company has done business under a succession of dbas because he can't settle on a good name.

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noun

Meaning 7

A business doing business under such an alias.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business

Examples

  • Many dbas have used that mailbox service.

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8

phrase

Meaning 8

Alternative form of dba (“doing business as”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

Topics: business

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phrase

Meaning 9

Initialism of doing business as: used to indicate the public alias of a business legally constituted under a different name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: business

Examples

  • His company is "Simon Enterprises, Inc. (2007)", dba "Simon's Party Spot".

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noun

Meaning 10

(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: assumed name, fictitious name, Doing Business As

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: name

History

Etymology

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